Myoporum

Myoporum is a versatile native groundcover that brings year-round greenery and effortless beauty to the garden. Its glossy green foliage is complemented by delicate, honey-scented white flowers in spring and summer, creating a lush and inviting display. Fast-growing and low-maintenance, Myoporum is an excellent choice for suppressing weeds, stabilising banks and softening coastal landscapes. Perfect for cascading over walls, filling garden beds or brightening containers, it thrives in full sun to partial shade and offers a tough, adaptable solution for a beautiful, easy-care garden.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Coastal and drought tolerant
Size: Height 0.15m x width 1-2m

Myoporum Creeping Boobialla is a tough, fast-growing Australian native groundcover that forms a dense mat of fine green foliage, making it ideal for suppressing weeds and covering large areas. Small white flowers appear over an extended period, from spring to autumn or winter to summer depending on the climate, adding delicate seasonal colour. Perfect for embankments, slopes, rockeries, and spilling over retaining walls, this low-maintenance variety responds well to an annual prune and a yearly application of native fertiliser to encourage fresh growth and prolific flowering.

Soil: Plant in free-draining soil rich in organic matter.
Conditions: Prefers a full sun position. Coastal, frost and drought hardy.
Size: Height 0.15-0.30m x width 3m

Myoporum Purpurea is a hardy, fast-growing Australian native groundcover that forms a dense carpet of fine green foliage with attractive purple-toned new growth. Delicate white flowers bloom from spring through summer, creating a beautiful contrast against the colourful foliage. Ideal for suppressing weeds, covering slopes and banks, or replacing lawns in low-traffic areas, this easy-care variety is drought tolerant, low maintenance, and thrives in a wide range of conditions.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun. Drought, heat, wind, frost and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 0.30m x width 3m

Myoporum parvifolia Fine Leaf Pink is a native, low-maintenance groundcover with delicate, fine green foliage and masses of tiny pink flowers in spring and summer. It effectively suppresses weeds, making it suitable for bank stabilisation and coastal areas. Myoporum Pink Fine Leaf is a low-maintenance, resilient choice for slopes, garden borders, and mass plantings, creating a lush and attractive ground cover.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade, coastal and drought tolerant
Size: Height 15-30cm x width 1-2m

Myoporium parvifolium 'Yareena' is a quick-growing ground-cover suited to a wide range of conditions. It is quite delicate to look at with a fresh stiff green foliage of semi-succulent leaves which are narrow, blunt and thick. The flower clusters are fragrantly honey-scented and made up of white tubular flowers through late spring to early summer. These are followed by globular berries. This attractive low maintenance plant is ideal for filling those gaps, under-planting, cascading down embankments or trailing over retaining walls and raised garden beds.

Soil: Suits sandy to heavy clay soils.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Frost, coastal and drought hardy.
Size: Height 10cm x width 1m.

Myoporum parvifolium Broad Leaf White is a native, low-maintenance groundcover with glossy green leaves that effectively suppresses weeds. This prostrate shrub features small, lightly honey-scented, waxy white flowers along its stems in spring and summer. Fast-growing and low-maintenance, myoporum is well-suited for bank stabilization, fire retardant, and coastal areas.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Coastal, frost and drought hardy.
Size: Height 10-20cm x width 60cm-1m

Myoporum parvifolium Fine Leaf is a dense, prostrate Australian native ground cover valued for its soft, fine green foliage and spreading habit. It forms a lush carpet that hugs the ground, making it ideal for covering large areas with minimal maintenance. From late spring through to early autumn, the plant is dotted with masses of tiny, starry flowers that sit just above the foliage, adding a delicate seasonal display while still maintaining its tidy appearance. Perfect for spilling over embankments, cascading across retaining walls, or filling difficult-to-access areas, Fine Leaf is excellent for suppressing weeds and stabilising soil. Its hardy nature makes it well suited to dry gardens, coastal sites and low-maintenance landscapes. Prune lightly once a year to encourage fresh, dense growth and to maintain shape. Feed annually with a controlled-release native fertiliser to keep plants healthy and flowering well.

Soil: Plant in free-draining soil rich in organic matter.
Conditions: Prefers a full sun position. Coastal, frost and drought hardy.
Size: Height 15-30cm x width 3m

Coarse Leaf Myoporum is a tough, fast-growing Australian native groundcover that quickly forms a dense, low-growing mat, making it an excellent choice for suppressing weeds and stabilising banks. Its broad, glossy green leaves create year-round interest, while masses of lightly honey-scented, soft pink flowers bloom along the stems in spring and summer. Fire-retardant, coastal tolerant, and incredibly low-maintenance, this hardy variety thrives in harsh conditions, providing reliable ground coverage and seasonal colour with minimal effort.

Soil: Adaptable to most soil types.

Conditions: Full sun. Drought, frost and coastal tolerant.

Size: Height 0.30m x width 1-2m